Are expensive pillows worth it?

[Charnwood]

Completely random this but could be an interesting debate;

We've been in the market for new bed linen recently and my wife has invested hours trying to find the sort of quality you find in Luxury Hotels after years of being disappointed with whatever it is she's bought.

Finally on Saturday night we nestled into her new found luxury sheets/duvet/pillows which has just given us two nights of 10 & 9 hrs sleep compared with our normal approx 8hrs.

She believes that it's money well spent and that you get what you pay for, I don't know what the full cost was but I do know the 4 pillows were approx £100 ea.....although she tells me they were on "special offer".... and I'm just coming round to the thought that this may well be worth the money.

We always try to buy the best we can afford and believe that generally in life "you get what you pay for"...

..having said that I thought the topic was worthy of debate, so what do you think, "are expensive pillows worth it"

[marko69]

Pillow talk? I'm in.

I don't use a pillow, Charnwood....., but my wife paid over £100 for a "Dunlo-pillow" (sp)..... To be honest, it was nearer £200 and that was three years ago. She had back surgery a few years back and the pillow required was part of the recovery. Always lie flat myself. The positions I sometimes get into at work, lying flat is bliss.

Not to change the topic, but I get 6.5 - 7hrs sleep a night. Any less and it's not good, BUT, any more and it's a nightmare. I'm groggy and lethargic. My routine is...... Talk shyte on here til 11:30pm, bed, up at 6am..... SORTED!

[Charnwood]

Pillow talk? I'm in.

I don't use a pillow, Charnwood....., but my wife paid over £100 for a "Dunlo-pillow" (sp)..... To be honest, it was nearer £200 and that was three years ago. She had back surgery a few years back and the pillow required was part of the recovery. Always lie flat myself. The positions I sometimes get into at work, lying flat is bliss.

Not to change the topic, but I get 6.5 - 7hrs sleep a night. Any less and it's not good, BUT, any more and it's a nightmare. I'm groggy and lethargic. My routine is...... Talk shyte on here til 11:30pm, bed, up at 6am..... SORTED!

She got done Marko, either that or prices have come down.... as the new expert on pillow prices the most expensive Dunlopillow's are now down to £120 a pair.... unless of course her's were a speciality pillow.

I read somewhere that you can pay up to $2300 for an Eiderdown pillow labeled as not suitable for pillow fights.

As for sleep time.... I'm always groggy and lethargic on winter mornings but ok in the summer.

[Frosty]

I have a house full of pillows as I can never find one that I am happy with.

Have always though beds and bedding is not something to scrimp on.

Can I have a. 'Link' to these magic pillows?

[arana peligrosa]

This could well be the strangest thread title I can remember in many a year on these pages I.E. 'are expensive pillows worth it'.

I couldn't make a distinction between cheap pillows and expensive pillows when all you do is put your head down and attempt some sleep.

[vaalae]

Was thinking about this thread whilst trying to sleep last night time for an upgrade I think!

Did we reach a consensus? I'll have to do the buying to make sure the wife doesn't scrimp! Is it worth it?

Same question with beds actually, are they worth splashing out on?

[Charnwood]

I think so Vaalae. Most of us spend almost a third of our life in bed so its certainly worth investing in anything that helps achieve a good nights sleep and for me that's pillows and a good mattress.

The best mattress we've ever bought is now nearly 16 years old and as good as new ... it's made by Vi-Spring. http://www.vispring.co.uk/

If you want to spend less Sealy is another very good brand; http://www.sealy.co.uk/

I don't think you'd regret buying either of these brands.